Guatemala and Mexico step up border security

Officials from Guatemala and Mexico agreed to broaden the scope of the security plan for their common border.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Mexican Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriño and his Guatemalan counterpart, Francisco Jiménez, agreed to upgrade what now is to be known as the Mexico-Guatemala High-Level Security Group- The group is to coordinate efforts aimed at improving border security.

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